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Today in World War II History—April 11, 1943

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Crew of a Vickers Wellington Mark X of No.150 Squadron RAF at Kairouan Airfield, Tunisia, being briefed before a bombing raid to Sicily, 9 July 1943 (Imperial War Museum: CNA 1271)

Crew of a Vickers Wellington Mark X of No.150 Squadron RAF at Kairouan Airfield, Tunisia, being briefed before a bombing raid to Sicily, 9 July 1943 (Imperial War Museum: CNA 1271)

80 Years Ago—Apr. 11, 1943: German Gen. Rudolf Schmidt is relieved of command of 2nd Panzer Army when his brother Hans-Thilo is arrested by the Gestapo for selling Enigma secrets to the French.

US II Corps takes Kairouan, Tunisia, and its airfield.

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